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2018 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Round Three
Australia
5-4-1
, 19 PTS
2
Winner Icon Australia
Thailand
0-2-8
, 2 PTS
1
Tomi Juric
- 69'
Mathew Leckie
- 86'
Pokkhao Anan
- 82'
Summary
Report
Statistics
Line-Ups
Match Formations
AUS
THA
No.
Name
1
Mathew Ryan
2
Milos Degenek
8
Bailey Wright
11
Jamie Maclaren
20
Trent Sainsbury
13
Aaron Mooy
5
Mark Milligan
23
Tom Rogic
3
Alex Gersbach
14
James Troisi
4
Tim Cahill
10
Robbie Kruse
7
Mathew Leckie
9
Tomi Juric
Substitutes
15
Mustafa Amini
18
Danny Vukovic
22
Jackson Irvine
21
Massimo Luongo
19
Ryan McGowan
3
Brad Smith
18
Eugene Galekovic
17
Awer Mabil
6
Matthew Spiranovic
Game Information
AAMI Park
6:00 AM, September 5, 2017
Coverage: ESPN3
Melbourne, Australia
Scott Barbour/Getty Images
Australia battle to victory over Thailand
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Match Timeline
Australia
Thailand
23
38
57
67
69
71
72
79
82
86
90+1
FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC Standings
Team
GP
W
D
L
GD
P
South Korea
8
4
4
0
+7
16
Jordan
8
3
4
1
+6
13
Iraq
8
3
3
2
+1
12
Oman
8
3
1
4
-2
10
Palestine
8
1
3
4
-5
6
Kuwait
8
0
5
3
-7
5
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